A social psychologist at the University of Virginia, named Timothy Wilson, recruited hundreds of undergraduate student volunteers and community members to take part in a study. Participants were placed in plain, sparsely furnished rooms without their … [Continue reading]

One of the most challenging parts of entering recovery is that you are forced to face the same painful emotions and challenges, but without the help of drugs and alcohol. In a previous column, I wrote that "The best part about getting sober is that … [Continue reading]

Growing up, it seemed like there wasn't anything in the world that my father couldn't do, and he was good at everything he tried. Like most young boys, I thought my father was the strongest and best example of what a man should be. I … [Continue reading]

A few years before finally finding real sobriety and recovery, I made several attempts to stop using drugs and alcohol. During one struggle, mostly trying to save my failing marriage, I made a pledge to stay completely abstinent from all … [Continue reading]

There I found myself, withdrawing from heroin, unemployed, divorced, and laying restlessly in a twin-size bed in the small room I shared with a stranger. This men’s structured-sober-living house wasn’t the lifestyle I was accustomed to … [Continue reading]